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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-01-07


The Massachusetts, Civil-Service Re-
form Association lately held its meet
ing in Boston President Darwin Il.
Ward delivered an address in which he
said. after referring to the old system
Of filling AL Offices:
The evils Of tbs condition OF Affairs have
dent tieveisad during his Administration
He has no. merely provided . faithful board
or commissioners for the execution OF thc
Isw eoscsed oy conEress: but animated ~
tain the pr nciplcs that pubic or.
oco 10 . public trust 70 be filled
= thc pubic wefare. rather than
re rss ana .s % sse sfu pose servant
either Ia Itself or 10 the manner in which i =
csse ' Of Ms ~ r - - c,tisen 10 hosd
them By Bis vote Thee principles are
TIE poiis;cai tradition Of hair 4 century. ~
the st>sdy assertion and Application 81 them
President Cleveland has brought about .
revolution 70 political OPINION and practice q
infused into the evil service . spir.t or ndcIi'
~ 70 the public interest and sense Of sub
ordination and responsibility 70 the Govern.
meur thai have placed Il on = higher level
than hes been known for more than genera
liou- Nightly has he wrought in this cause.
and great the results ne ms achieved. Moth.
ing more rebounds 70 his honor than even the
honestly complaining criticism that II some
times be~tcwed upon his &C ion For 4 ~ ~
wnys m attempt 20 Judge him ~ the loft,
standard OF public duty that bv prcccpt and
practice he has meelf established. Hut the
bcef result Of hie inbors will not have been 90
compIsshed until these principles are made q
obligatory - tbey can b constifutionaiiy
upon his succcesors- through the establish
went by law or the methods OF the Cyii-Sorv
lee reform wherever q can BE- properly ~
DIIcd.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-01-07
FOR OUR YOUNG READERS


The hoy~ were waiting Ia the road
For Joe % come and play.
"Wc'd like 70 know what keeps you so."
impatlentiy cried they
~We'ye waited nearly half an hour.
DO hurry. Joe" they cried.
9TH 81 there--vhen my work IL done;
Not I'LL them" he replied.
sComc on. come on. the work can wait.
They urged. ~till by and by"
III might. Of course but don't think
II x1i." was his rcply.
"When I've . task 20 do. like
TO do II right away;
work first. my father says. then nun
And what ~ says say"
IIu nh for Joe, such talk a. that
r. xhat like 20 hear:
but many boys will not agree
With Joe and me fear.
Play firsr and last, and all the time
Would suit most boys, know;
But that. I'm very glad 20 say,
l. not the way with Joe.
When you've task 70 do. my boys.
Don't put IL on and say
You'll do II. when you've had your fun;
But do II rigM crdy.
This putting on soon forms. my ladA
habit 20 deplore'
Who promptly does his work enjoys
Ills pleasure all the more
-Ebsn n. Rerfori, IL Golden Days
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-01-07

CrxcfxxAri, Dec. 27.--Frank Wcigman,
aged one hundred and i've years, died q
SD p IA. yesterday. He had been living
81 No. Collord street with his daughter,
but few men have had more cventfui
history. A. the Of eighteen years be en-
tered the English army. aud subsequently,
Prussia, from whom 10 received : medal
he will carly 70 his grave. 10 was mar
red q thirty. lsaving many descendants.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-01-07

@**< - &"<~**<<'%'t<>@e
Tae Iiberaiity 81 shs Adnial~srssien.
Coupled With Jssttce. - shs Veterans
ofshe War
The sound. practical views advanced
BY President Cleveland In his message
on the subject 81 pensions dispoSes Of
the missiatements and misreprescnta-
tons 50 literally INDUCED in last SUM
mcr BY Republican senators and menu
bers Of Congress and their home or
gans. Hc appeals for an open
system Of pensioning. which will do
away with the pernicions political in
ilucnccs that now faint the noble cx-
preston If the Nations gratitude to-
wards its defenders. Tie custom Of
rcsorting 20 Congress for a special
pension act 10 override the decision Of
the well-organized bureau designed for
the examination and consideration II
all pension cases opens the door. ~
the President states. 10 the allowance
Of questionable claims and presents
I fraudulent claims in such gnise and so
surrounded BY sentiment and patriotic
/ feeling tnat they are hard to resist In
Ills NNttN< VI <tft44E - kW0~E tAAtAM<s
last summer. the President pointed ont
I in each instance the ba~eicss character
Of the claim. Il il idle % speak OF the
Nations ingrstituic towards the vet
Grams in view Of the fact that II has
paid ont more in pensions for disability
sustained in services than all the rest ~
the world has paid in centuries.
The law protecting the pensioner has
been 50 carefully drawn that there can
bv no fear Of injustice when the law IS
! fully carried out
| Under former Administrations OF
! the Pension Bnrcau. especially in 1884,
shameless m suse of power and gro-s
partisanShip pervcrtsd the patriotic in
| fcntions Of the people. 10 save votes
| for Mr.. Blaine the law WAS violate /
7, ard deserving pensi ,ners RE injured.
l By the political use Of pensions 4 sos-
/ dier's right 10 pension was made TO
| depend upon bis service 10 the RcpuD-
/ lican party after the war and not
upon his services in the field for his
country. The boards OF examining
surgeons and the special examiners
were all Republicans. selected with =
view 70 their willingness 10 misuse
their power for partisan purposes. The
| Democratic Commissioner II Pensions
I has provided against this abuse by SCI
/ lcctiny impartially from both parties.
The history Of the Pension Bureau. UNI
der Republican management. especial
l " in 1884. Is an unbrokcn record Of
partisan prostitution Of the noblest of
our public agencies. If danger to orr
free institutions. Of robbery Of the tax
PAYERS. degradation OF the pensioner.
insult to the Union veterans and ds-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-01-07

For new topical song = prize WIS
lately offered in New York BY theatre
cal artist. who received over six hun
drcd specimens d literary efforts. They
represent every subject and topic con-
ccivablc. ranging from = second cdi-
ton Of beautiful SNOW 70 Seven
Hundred Years from Now" A mat
ter Of interest calculation of the vari-
Gus titles was made. with the following
results: The mother-in-law comes IN
for 223. our next mayor for 2ol. the
Liberty statute l97, the boodlers ".
the chestnut gong "a, Lonsdalc and
Cameron 81. and many others o. varied
significance and import which are be-
yond classification. N. y. Herald.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-01-07

VIII az one woman can do Is illus.
trated BY Jennie Collins, who fifteen
wears ago was tailorcss IN Bost"'
working for her daily brcad. Realizing
tho sorrows Of large class Of shop
girls who must pcrforcc live In cheap
boarding-h ouses and miserable lodgings
she thought out the idea Of establishing
4 place for them where they could meet
for social purposes and self-help. With
The aid IL her employer. "Bcfen's
Bower" which has since become
famous for the good Il works, Wa -.
tablishcd. ~ Boston Journal.
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03
FOREIGN NEWS.

A horrible and startling tale oi human slavery comes from Panama.
 President Greyy of France is appa- rently not hurrying up with his resig- nation.
 Canadian organizations continue td move for commercial union with the United States.
 A mammoth American railroad se- euritles swindle is charged by an En- glish financier against German ilnan- cier. The arrest of the latter has been ordered and a big sensation preyadss London monetaty circles.
 Advices from Guatemala are to the effect that pro spects for continuance of peace arc good, hut that a Central American republic is hopeless.
 An agent of the Sarvlan government. has been arrested at Sofia. Servia has demanded an explanation. Foreigners arc not allowed to enter Sofia.
 Prince Bismarck s conference with he czar and what occurred is a source of much speeu ation outside imperial circles at Berin.
 Radical clubs Of London have de- termined not to parade to-day, but 10 approach Trafalgar Square in small groups and give the police ho pretext for interference.
 The government side was defeated on test vote in the French ch ,mbcr of deputies Saturday touching the present scandal investigation. The ministry at once resigned.
 Advlces from Bucnos Ayres state that all export dutica imposed by he Argentine Republic will be abolished on January l, lSsS,
 The Erahish government has an nounced It's intention of adhering 10 the convention between Frat ce and England relative to the Suez canal.
 Some friends of William O'Brien smugglcd in new suit 1 clothe; to him iu Tullamors jal'. he governor was surprised 10 find o'k fen wearing 2 the garments instead of lbe prison uni form.
 The anniversary of the battle of Slivnitza was celebrated at Sofia. A "Te Deum" was sung in lie cathedral in the presence of Prin @ Ferdinand the ministers and the members of the sobran c. A review of the troops was held The town was decorated Tith flags and bunting. A banquet was given in the palace.
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03

At Texarkana Friday NIT. N. v Fiippen and ten nen, working under his orders, were arrested for malicious mischief, at the instance e s. B. An- drews, for throwing brick claimed b1 both. on an adjoining lot Before his failure and fire Fllppen coupled the lot as homestead, living n the third floor and conducting large commits sion and grocery business on the first and second. Andrews claims through Joe Marx, under decree .fthe courts. The Tricks a.. claimed by Flippen un. der gift from Joe Marx and by An. drews under purchase from Col. De- morse, claiming title from Marx. Whilst 1t may appear farce of much to do about nothing, the prominence oi all parties makes the affair interesting. .. For several days the sky, what there was to be seen of 1t through the dense
 smoke arising from burning woods, hat been cloudy. and Thursday the pre- cious rain began to fall in glorious plenty. This is the first rain we have had for two mont s. The.smalf creeks
 and even the smaller rivers and lakes have gone dry and cattle were perish ing in numbers for want of water. Tho mast. which lay thick and heavy undei the dry leaves, has been parehed by the forest fires until it is valuel, ss as pro- yender for hogs. The grass is burned and the eanebrake wiped out cleaR and all the stock-raiser has 10 depend on now is the cane. For weeks dense
 smoke, filling eyes and lungs, has been hanging over gs. dense and impreg. mated with the odor Of burning logs and leaves, and 1t was great relief to see It float away be1ore tho winds which rushed with frightful velocity on Monday night. The woods all through the country have been burned ont and lost. F. NJ. Barnes, large planter, had over l5,0U0 burned on Monday night. In many instances the farnen have but pile or ashes and bits oi ChdITtu Ittis to htep ot0ch tut Oi tno farms. In mauy instances these firei have arisen through pure wanton dsv iltry. Under his observation an in. stance occurred which proved conclu- siyey to his mind that 10 was the worh of human devils, whose punishment heaven itself can hardly gauge. Around a lGo acre farm near Newport, on the southw west side, the woods up to within twenty feet of the fence had been burned out on Saturday night last. On Tuesday morning on walking around the farm it was found that the fence had been fired in three different places the night before. Between each place there were piles of leaves, and the burHed places were at least twenty ot thirty feet from each other Of course there is no clew to the parties, and they must escaped. Everything locks lovely now, aud the great hearts of the people swell on this Thanksgiving day to their Creator in love and gratitude.
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03
Herr afo,t'kT Trial.

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Johann Most, the Anarchist, was placed on trial in the court Of general sessions to-day o the charge of melt ng violence by an inflammatory speech a week ago fast Saturday night. He has been admitted to bail and entered the court-room with out the escort of policemen. He kept his hat on after entering until one c, tue court officers brusquely took il oil his head. He is defended by Counsel lors Howe and Ilummell, and Assls- tant District attordey Nicholl conducts the prosecution. The work of getting 2 jury was begun and is progressing E very slowly, as the men called so far express 6 decided prejudice rgainst anarchy Tn general and Nest in par ticular. Up to ? o'clock when recess was taken, four jurors had been Ob- tained.
 When the court adjourned until to- morrow there werO eleven jurors in the box.
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03
A You,hfui Bank-Robber Con.ht

ST. Pau, Nov l7-snpef.nterdent Leader, of the Pinkorton Detective Agency, reached here Saturday, having in charge Frederick Bickc,i. formerly a messenger boy of the Union National Bank of Daluth. Blekell was arrested in Chicago Friday night on suspicion of having robbed the Duluth bank of S2i,50o last September, and on being charged with the theft he confessed, and the entire amount Of the money, m mus Si50, was fonhd under false bottom in his vaise. Biekell is D years of age.
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03

TIE pocket sewing machine to in troduce which a company was formed in England, and shares sold for invest menl under very glowing prospectus. is now said to be failure, and the manipnlators of the company are charg~ ed with del berately getting 1p the scheme to sw indle investors.
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03

IN fight between two negro boys at Montgomery, Ala. one day recently one of the combatants struck the other in the forehead with heavy chisel. inn bedd ng it with such force that 1t re- quired tho full strength of man te pull it out. The wounded boy will re-
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03

yIcEY COINS. an 'old-timo'' free woman of Privateer. 5. C., recently died. She was quito aged, and was thought to be 96 years old Her hus- band was the son of an Indian woman, who was fortune teller. At one m che owned about $50 acres of land.
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03

CONCERTS at which everyone in the audience is permitted to smoke if he wishes are going out of favor. Good artists VII not appear at such concerts because tue smoky atmosphere is inju- rious to their throats.
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03

AN immense picture of the cruel fixion was recently found painted in oil with great deal of artistic skill on the wall of cave on the island of Davaar. in Completion harbor, Scotland. The d scovcry made great sensation until . Mir. Archibald Mex nnon acknowi- edged that it had been painted by hm.
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03

SENATOR STANFORD. of California, thinks that Senator Evarts would mako . good candidate for the presidency. '.Evarts sits by mo in the senate. he says. .and ws frequently talk together. He has grown upon me.
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03

TIE prices for wine-grapes this sea, son have been unsatisfactory to grow CTS in the Sonoma valley. California. and many of them declare that they will crush their own grapes hereafter.
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03

A FUNERAL was delayed for some time ncar Albany, N. Y.. recently. be- cause on arr,ving at the grave it was found the corpse had been loft behind.
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03

M. FLANoNa has presented to tho Theatre Francais his painting of Vic, tor Hugo on His Death Bed" It has been placed by the side of the portrait snf Moliare
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03

RAvoNrMAHIrRINARIyo, foreign min- ister of Madagascar and envoy extra ordinary to Europe and America has been disgraced. deprived of all hls bonors, reduced from the rank of B field marshal to that of corporal, and exiled for l fe. This Is the fitting pun ishment for his attempt to betray his country to France.
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03

A NURpERER recently returned to his home at Hazzletown. Pa. to collect CPS due him and was captured.
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03

SAYS zAs sonserrille Jouanal: The woman who can control her own ton que is greater than he who rulcth . city. Sho is also scarcer.
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03

SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN has regained his health. although much enicebled by bis recent illness
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03

A MOVEMENT is on foot in Baltimore. Md. to organize an association for pro noting industrial education in that rtfv
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03
Tramp Burglars Arrested.

LEBANON, Mo-, Nov. 25.-Friday night Deputy United States Collector Colly of waynesyills overlook and arrested two trsmps who had rihed two safes al that place the night before. When arrest6d the trsmps had with them two 3s-csllbre revolvers Of the XL. British bulldog pattern. an imitation beaver overceat, an assort- ment of pocket cutlery and gold watch, which were taken from stores at Dixon. Mo, on the night Of November l6. The hardware belongs to W. I. Grempcynski, aun the other articles to T. J. Lewis. The WsyResvllle booty did not amount to much. They were arrested near Stoutiand, Mo-, and were taken to Wsyaesyille.
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03

Ir takes 14. 800. 900 gallons of oil . year to keep tho railways of Great Britain going. and the cost is nearly
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03

A COOPERATIVE grocery store has been organized by the Knights of La bor at Lima. 0.
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03

ONLY 10c. 1000 of London's 4.50o. 900 inhabitants will need corporation assis- tance this winter.
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03

CANADA expects to furnish homes to . large number of Iceland emigranis ths winter.
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03

' The first snow of the season fen Sum- day evening at Vandalla. accompanied by a terrible wihdsterm. The ther- nometer next day registered ten ie- grees above EeTo,
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03

TIE death has been recorded of Rev. valienlar Thsscd, for twenty-five years pastor of Tommerup Zealand. He was voluminous writer of novels, poems. and books of travel under the name of Emanuel St. Herm dad. but is best known 10 English readers by his Letters from He'll" which be wrote in 1866 under the name of Nj. Rowel.
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03

TIE town of Franklyn in Tasmania, named after tine fomous navigator. who was once governor of the island. is now . deserted ruin. 1t was once the most thriving town of the settlement and a promising seaport. and was. besides, one of the most beautifully situated towns in the Ausiralasian world The gold rush to Australia took it's popu- lation away, and it has mayer recovered
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03

Sarah BSFaasFds has appeared lu sAsGhsg asw gny tt9sHsr
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03


 s. T. CROCKETT. farmer neal Wytheville. Va. recently went to town to take in the sights. Soon after h arrival there he was approached by stranger who claimed to be Ian specuiator. named Scott, from culpcpe county. Virginia. Soon after another stranger approached. and Mir. Crockei was in the tolls in an upstairs, soon IL was the old card trick. Crocks was allowed to win several dollars small sums, and then the sharpers D. posed to play him Tor Sl. 250. Flush, with victory. the old fellow went to h. bank. aud soon returned with Il, amount He had no sooner entered th. room than he was bound and gagged and the money taken away from him. Crockett has gone io Louisville, when t> tbinks his n,en went
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03
A cowSRDLY CREW.

Then l got holdof a belt, but Dutch sailor snateaec-it away. We were ass mixed tsErkAw, teTiEaeFa sad sDs''sh
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03

Ex-Gov. PROCTOR KNOTT. of Ken. lucky. writes to Sunset Cox: My of. iicial life closed on the 3oth of August at l2 M- and since then 1 have been resting at this quiet little country home, with an occasional episode in the way of brief speech or visit of few days duration among my good. faith ful friends What shall do hereafter l do not know, possibly resume the practice of my profession-may be go at someth ng else that will enable me to turn an honest penny with greater celerity and less tronble.'
The Forrest City times., 1887-12-03

Friday evening the fine steam cotton gia of Cspt. Bart c. Turner, with twenty-seven bales of cotton, was burned at Poplar Grove. The origin of the firs was due to the friction of a pulley, which set fire to the contents of he-nn&room. There was no insur- ance on the cotton. There was Sl, ,2OO insurance on the gin, held by W. l.. Nelson. agentfor the Crescent. of New orieans. Loss about ss,eeo. Had the fise occurred before the late rain the whole town of Poplar Grove would hare been destroyed, ss there was no wslsF-vish whsh ic spnsmths fire.
Crystal River current., 1887-04-09
.pou OF PASSION.

llovs to dream when taLs my sleep
OF maiden once adored;
How We used to wander beside the deep
Where the mighty billows roared,
And gather shells from the shinni ng sands
The shells that lay thickly there
Aad none were white as her lovely hands,
And none SO smooth as her hair.
love to dream Of her angel face
And her teeth like a row OF pearls.
Her swan.like neck with its queenly grace
Hall hidden by golden curls;
And tAere was one night-it was long ago
That asked her to be my bride,
Aneee came to her cheek a crimson glow,
And she shed a tear as she sighed.
And my heart beat last with a weird de.
light,
For knew what the answered be,
And l seized her fingers and held them
tight
And danced in lovers glee;
but her voice vas low and her eyes were
And her beautesus brow was grave,
And she muttered, You'll make my hus.
band mad
II he hears you go wild and rave"
Crystal River current., 1887-04-09
A Good Story ON Mark Twain.
New York Letter.

A Good Story ON Mark Twain.
New York Letter.
Twas told recently a rather amusing
story at the expense Of Mark Twain
and the same story is already stand
ing joke in society. Not long ago the
humorist was travelling in the coun-
try, and stopped one evening at q
house presided over by an elderly
woman. He was shown to q room
somewhat bare of ornament and fur
niture, yet slept peacefully until morn
ing. When morning came and he
arose, he became mindful of the fact
that although he had provided him.
self with q tooth brush, he had forgot
ten his tooth powder. He consoled
himself with the thought that there
must be tooth powder lying some
where about. After brief search, he
discovered something in small box
on the mantel, which certainly resem-
bled tooth powder. At any rate, he
used it vigorously on his teeth and
found it satisfactory. When he got
down stairs he apologized to his hos
tess for using her tooth powder. She
appeared surprised. What tooth
powderr' she inquired blandly. at
was on the mantel," Mark replied.
ION the mantelf" sherepeated. "Yes,
In . small box. 1t was excellent" he
declared. Good graciousv' she ejac-
ulated. s"That wasn't tooth pow.
der" "What was it?" asked Mark,
now slightly alarmed. "Why, that
was auntie.h said she. III seems that,
"auutls' had bean eFsaaatsd
Crystal River current., 1887-04-09


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